KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes
Finance Minister Nicola Willis announces changes to KiwiSaver for live-in service workers, on Sunday 1 March, alongside Rangitīkei…
Football Ferns v Solomon Islands – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers
New Zealand’s Hannah Blake and Solomon Islands’ Claudia Votu during FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2027, OFC Qualifiers…
Official advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder labelled ‘incredibly damaging’
Some patients with a rare disorder experience complications and have to rely on feeding tubes, intravenous fluids and…
Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows
Photo: RNZ Thousands of high-voltage pylons and other national grid sites are exposed to flooding, along with hundreds…
Country’s lightest electric double-decker bus to hit Christchurch’s roads next week
Chair Deon Swiggs, Councillor Joe Davies and corporate and public transport director Giles Southwell in front of the…
Australian buyer loses $100k deposit due to banking rules – could the same happen here?
Photo: RNZ A case in which an Australian house buyer lost more than A$100,000 because he was two…
Nelson City Council putting $100,000 towards helping homeless women
Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin Nelson City Council is putting $100,000 towards helping vulnerable and homeless women in…
Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe
Wairau Bar. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee A Marlborough iwi now has responsibility for managing a historic coastal…
Foreign crew on retired Interislander ferry earning below minimum wage
The Vega, formerly the Interislander ferry Aratere, at anchor in Tasman Bay in December. Photo: Barry Whitnall Photography…
Person dies after incident involving gang members in Christchurch last week
At the scene of last week’s incident. Photo: RNZ / Keiller MacDuff A person has died after an…
Perpetual Guardian purchases Trustees Executors for undisclosed sum
Andrew Barnes, Perpetual Guardian founder. Photo: Supplied Estate planning, trust and investment manager Perpetual Guardian Group is stepping…
Pacific geopolitics: Leaders meet in Honolulu as US pushes ‘America First’ commercial agenda
A group of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders at the Bishop Museum Atherton Halau for the Strategic Planning Meeting…